Assessment of the psychometric properties of the resilience scale among university students in Saudi Arabia
Resilience is a widely studied variable in enhancing the protective factors and personal resources of individuals. The Resilience Scale is commonly used to measure resilience, but not many studies have reported the psychometric properties of the Arabic translated Resilience Scale. Therefore, t...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2024
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23776/1/Psikologi_38_1_3.pdf |
| Summary: | Resilience is a widely studied variable in enhancing the protective factors and personal
resources of individuals. The Resilience Scale is commonly used to measure resilience, but not
many studies have reported the psychometric properties of the Arabic translated Resilience
Scale. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Arabic
translated Resilience Scale among university students. A quantitative survey approach was
employed to collect data from 353 undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected
using a structured questionnaire consisting of the Resilience Scale (RS) and Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI). Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were used to
analyse the data. The results showed that the scale has excellent internal consistency. The
results of exploratory factor analysis extracted five dimensions of resilience. Confirmatory
factor analysis showed that the five-factor model has a good model fit. The resilience scores
were negatively correlated with depression indicating good concurrent validity. The findings
support the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Resilience Scale to be used in
research with the Saudi population. |
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